Back-band buckle and chain-supporter



(No Model.)

3-. W. STEVENS.

BACK BAND BUUKLE AND CHAIN SUPPORTER- Patented May 11, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD IV. STEVENS, OF ALTOX, ILLINOIS.

BACK-BAND BUCKLE AN D CHAIN-SUPPORTER.

:JPECIFICA'IION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 341,516, dated May 11, 1886.

Application filed July 16, 1885.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Brennan W. STEVENS, of the city of Alton, county of Madison, in the State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Trace Supporters and Buckles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to a trace supporter and buckle; and my invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims. This is an article that may be made of cast or wrought metal, and which may be applied to a back band or other strap without being stitched thereto, but which may be made fast to the strap by stitching or by riveting, if desired.

Figures 1, 2, and 3 are perspective views showing the article in various positions. Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are perspective views showing its application to a strap or band woven from cot ton or other material. Figs. 7, 8, and 9 are perspective views showing it applied to a leather strap or band. Fig. 10 is a side view of the article, showing it used as a buckle.

A is a closed frame or ring having in its side bars sockets a, for the ends of the pintle-bar b of the tongue-piece B. The frame A has two bows, a and a, the former, a, being shown of general rectangular form, the other, a being bent at a, forming a recess, in which the tongue 0 rests when used in conjunction with this bow. The tongue has an ogee bend, a 0, so that when used in conjunction with the bow a the bow rests in the recess 0'.

In Figs. 7, 8, and 9 a trace-chain, E, is shown engaged upon the tongue 0 and resting on the bow a or a as the case may be. The strap or band D in this case is understood to be a backhand. It will be seen that the tracechain can be very readily attached or detached, as a loop or bend of the chain may be dropped through the bow and one of the links engaged upon the tongue. On-the other hand, to disengage the trace from the tongue it is only needed to draw out the bow from contact with the tongue, when the link will drop off the end of the tongue. Although it is so easy to disengage the trace-chain when desired, there is absolutely no possibility of an accidental dis- Serial No. 171,792.

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engagement, as the weight of the chain out-' side the bar or the strain upon it in use will evidently prevent such disengagement. The tongue 0 forms part of the piece B, and the bow I) also forms part of the same, so that when the tongue is engaged in the strap, band, or web the bow Z) is tightly pressed against the same. The transverse bar of the how a has upon the part that bears against the strap or band corrugations, as shown at a, so as to take hold of the strap, and the transverse bar of the bow bhas like corrugations, N, on the part bearing against the strap, band, or web for a like purpose, the corrugations of the bow a being uponthe inner side, and those of the bow b upon the outer side.

In Figs. 1, 5, and S the bows a and b are in contact with each other,and the tongue in conjunction with the bow a". In the arrangement shown in Figs. 5 and 8 the strap is simply passed through the two bows a and b and bar a and the tongue passed through the strap, so that a considerable part of the strain comes upon the tongue and upon thepartof the strap in connection with it.

In Figs. 4, 6, and 7 the strap is shown ogeed around the two bows b and a or w, as the case may be, the former being shown in Fig. 4 and the latter in Figs. 6 and 7. In these cases the ogee bend takes a considerable part of the strain, and thus relieves the tongue and the part of the strap bearing upon it.

In Fig. 2 the frames A and B are shown at right angles to each other, to'exhibit the construction with more clearness.

In Fig. 3 the parts are shown in the position shown also in Figs. 6 and 7, but without the strap or chain.

In Fig. 9 the bow to is shown attached to the band or strap D by a leather or metal loop, F, folded around the bow and riveted to the strap. As a modification of this, the loop may be cast upon the bow. As the how I) is in the same piece with the tongue 0, it will be seen that the bearing of the strap on the tongue will force the bow hard against the leather and pinch it between the bows b and a when the leather passes between them, as shown in Fig. 4, or between the bows b and (L as in Figs. 6 and 7, the corrugations of the bow bin both cases and in conjunction with those of bow ain bow a, while when the how a is used in con- 1o junction with the tongue the bend a. of the bow allows the chain to extend through the supporter in a straight line, thus causing no strain on the parts.

I claim- 1. The trace-supporter consisting ofan outer frame, A, and an inner frame, B, formed with a pintle-bar, b, at one side, by which it is hinged to the outer frame, a bow, 1;, projecting from one side of the pintle-bar, and a tongue extending from the other side of the latter. substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the closed frame or ring A, having its bow a, with corrugations, and a frame, B, pivoted thereto, composed of a pintle-bar, b, bow b, and tongue O, made in one piece.

3. The combination of a closed frame, A, with corrugations a, and frame 13, composed of bar I), bow I), having corrugations If, and the tongue 0, all parts of the frame B being fixed together by casting or otherwise.

4. The combination of outer frame or ring,A, with interior frame turning therein and composed of a piutle-bar, b, abow, b, and a tongue, 0, bent outward at c, for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination of the frame or ring A, having abend, a", therein, and a frame, B, turning in the frame A, and having a how, I), and a bent tongue, (3, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

RICHARD XV. STEVENS.

XVitncsses:

SAML. KNIGHT, BENJN. A. KNIGHT. 

